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Shadsworth & Intack

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About

Shadsworth and Intack is a ward in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, lying to the north-east of Blackburn town centre. The area combines mid-20th-century housing estates and earlier residential streets focused around the Shadsworth estate and the adjoining Intack area. Local services include primary schools, community centres and small parades of shops that serve day-to-day needs, while regular bus services link the ward with the town centre and surrounding neighbourhoods. Council-managed parks and playing fields are scattered through the ward and are used for youth and amateur football.

Intack's name derives from the word "intake", reflecting the area's history of land taken into cultivation, and remnants of that agricultural past can be seen where housing edges meet open green corridors. The ward has a mix of council and privately owned homes, and community groups run projects from church halls and the community centre. Street patterns and local allotments make for an area where practical amenities, volunteer activity and straightforward connections to Blackburn's facilities shape daily life.

Area overview

On average Shadsworth & Intack has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 109 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 40.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Shadsworth & Intack is £35,715 per year. There are 8 schools in Shadsworth & Intack: 4 primary (0 Outstanding and 4 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Shadsworth & Intack is home to around 11,082 people, with a population density of about 4,309.4 per km2.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
109
Deprivation level
10/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
40.7%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Shadsworth & Intack Population
11,082
Population density
4,309.4 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
62.08(+66%)
Anti-social behaviour
39.61(+121%)
Criminal damage and arson
12.99(+44%)
Public order
9.11(-10%)
Other theft
6.77(+3%)
North West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
5,790
52.25%
Pakistani
2,272
20.5%
Indian
1,197
10.8%
Other White
887
8%
White and Asian (mixed)
154
1.39%
Total population: 11,081

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
2,437
30.64%
Level 4+ (Degree)
1,488
18.71%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,200
15.09%
Level 3 (A level)
1,032
12.97%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
1,006
12.65%
Total 16+ residents: 7,954

Housing

Housing tenure

Other social rented
1,168
29.34%
Owns outright
813
20.42%
Private landlord or letting agency
689
17.31%
Owns with a mortgage
686
17.23%
Social rents from council
515
12.94%
Total households: 3,981

Property prices in Shadsworth & Intack

Based on 62 recent sales, the median property price is £121,500 in Shadsworth & Intack area, with individual transactions ranging from £52,500 up to £267,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Shadsworth & Intack in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Shadsworth & Intack over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Semi-Detached28£146,250
Detached1£173,000
Flats4£65,000
Terraced29£90,000

10 years median price trend in Shadsworth & Intack

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Shadsworth & Intack.

All postcodes in Shadsworth & Intack

BB12PT

Sett End Road North

BB13HQ

Bottomgate

BB12AX

Bank Lane

BB13LF

Worcester Road

BB12AD

Croston Street

BB12FG

Eagle Close

BB13JL

Didsbury Street

BB13JA

Little Harwood & Whitebirk

BB13LH

Devon Road

BB13JZ

Hereford Road

BB11PU

Sandwich Close

BB12RH

Rothesay Road

BB12PU

Sett End Road West

BB12EW

Tarbert Crescent

BB12HB

Portree Crescent

BB12AF

Accrington Road

BB12HN

Shadsworth Road

BB13JT

Bentley Street

BB11XA

Longton Close

BB12JN

Skye Crescent

BB13BY

Hutton Street

BB11QD

Ennerdale Avenue

BB12JL

Ailsa Road

BB12DA

Margaret Street

BB11PP

Romney Walk

BB13JY

Brecon Road

BB12HZ

Rothesay Road

BB12BN

Shadsworth Close

BB12HY

Oban Drive

BB13BD

Harwood Street

BB12QJ

Sett End Road West

BB12JR

Orkney Close

BB13LD

Surrey Road

BB12EJ

Partnership Way

BB12HP

Shadsworth Road

BB13JB

Whitebirk Road

BB11UN

Longton Close

BB13JU

Hereford Road

BB13HF

Hill Street

BB11XH

Martindale Close

BB12AB

Accrington Road

BB12QP

Partnership Way

BB13JR

Carluke Street

BB12AH

Accrington Road

BB12ER

Rothesay Road

BB11PZ

Borrowdale Avenue

BB12BX

St Ives Road

BB13NN

Accrington Road

BB12ES

Rothesay Road

BB11UW

Croston Close

BB13HR

Burnley Road

BB13NS

Peronne Crescent

BB13LA

Devon Road

BB12AR

Staffa Crescent

BB11UP

Chestnut Walk

BB13JP

Hozier Street

BB13JS

Poole Street

BB11XJ

Grisedale Avenue

BB13JX

Leicester Road

BB12JB

Rothesay Road

BB12BB

Hillside Avenue

BB12PW

Old Bank Lane

BB12BF

Delph Lane

BB12HA

Brodick Road

BB12AW

Shadsworth Road

BB12EP

Ayr Road

BB13JW

Hozier Street

BB12AS

Lamlash Road

BB12BJ

Hillside Close

BB12BQ

Hillside Walk

BB12EF

Fecitt Brow

BB12AE

Accrington Road

BB12HW

Brownlow Street

BB13LQ

Devon Road

BB12HT

Blackburn South East

BB13HJ

Burnley Road

BB13LN

Carluke Street

BB13LB

Monmouth Road

BB12QG

Sett End Road North

BB11XD

Wasdale Avenue

BB11XF

Westbury Gardens

BB11PS

Hythe Close

BB13HL

Burnley Close

BB12JP

Shetland Close

BB12JF

Oban Drive

BB12AL

Accrington Road

BB12AP

Bank Lane

BB12JD

Bute Road

BB11UD

Audley Range

BB13NY

Sand Pits Lane

BB12EX

Ballantrae Road

BB12AQ

Accrington Road

BB12AY

Heaning Avenue

BB13HW

Burnley Road

BB15JT

Moss Street

BB11PT

Dover Close

BB11UJ

Birch Walk

BB11UE

Audley Range

BB12EU

Arran Avenue

BB13JD

Whitebirk Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.